The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-06-24

Miss Chamberlain has sent out cir
cular letter to the school district officer
of the county which we take the liber
ty of publishing. Ii contains much in
formation touching matters on which
every citizen should be Informed, and
makes some very sensible suggestions
The REGISTER heartily approves of al
the suggestions made and would par
ticularlv emphasize the one touching
the adoption throughout the county o.
q uniform series of text books. Ths
advantages of such uniformity seem
to US 30 obvious as scarcely to need
mention. In county rs new a. ourl
vet il, it is inevitable that many chan.
ges should still occur in the boundaries
too, is not yet stable, and every year
numbers of families move from one
district to another. In the interests OF
economy alone it would certainly be
vastly better if such changed did not
neceesitate also an entire change in
the school books. But from an educa-
tional standpoint the advantage is still
more apparent. 1t is absurd to talk
about our magnificent school system"
when every little district is law un.
to itself, having nothing, not even
text books, in common with one anOth-
sr. AS the REGISTER has frequently
said we cannot boast much about our
system" until children of the same
grade all over the county study the
same lesson out of the same book at
the same hour. So complete q system
may not be practicable just yet, but
that it is desirable few will question,
and the first step toward it lies in uni
formity of text books. We hope the
matter will be brought up at all the
school meetings and candidly dis.
cLssed. Such discussion, we believe,
will result in favorable action.
We are glad to be able to announce
this week that the Young building and
the A. o. U. w. Hall will certain
ly be built. Contracts between the
Lodge and Mr.. Young have been duly
signed, and the work of removing the
old buildings and preparing ground for
the new has already begun. Mr.. Row.
ley has been awarded the contract for
the stone work and will begin laying
the walls next week. AS a lready pre-
viOusly stated the building will be 10
x11O feet. The lower part will be di-
| vided into two store rooms and the
entire upper floor will be used rs
Lodge room by the A. o. U, W., who
will build and own it. Located as it
will be on one of the most prominent
corners of the town, the building will
attract much attention and will add
much to the appearance of our city.
Parties are circulating a paper solic-
iting subscriptions to assist in purchas-
ing some new instruments for the band.
When We saw the paper about so had
been subscribed. The money is being
raised without any solicitation from
the band, it being intended AS an ex-
preston of the high estimation in
which the Chanute Cornet Band is held
by our citizens. 1t is proposed to raise
800 in this way and present i. to the
boys SO that they can get their new
instruments in time to take with them
to lola, where they play on the Fourth.
The new instruments desired will cost
about S200.-Chonute Blade.
In the notice given last week of the
G.. A. r. picnic which takes place in
Freeman's Grove to-day it was of
course understood, although it should
perhaps have been stated, that the la
dies are expected to grace the occasion
with their presence-and their lunch
baskets. The plan we believe, is for
the men to meet at the grove at nine
o'clock this morning and go to work,
while the ladies with the lunch will
find their way down about twelve or
one o'clock. They 1.-THE ladies' need
have no doubt that their arrival on the
scene of action will be most heartily
welcomed.
Since the oats and wheat are out of
the way, the chinch bugs III immense
numbers have attacked the corn, and
will undoubtedly do it serious damage
unless We have almost continuous wet
weather. We believe it would be
good idea for the farmers of Allen
county to enter into solemn compact
not to SOW any more oats or wheat for
two or three years. Those who are
learned in such matters say that in
this way the pests could be gotten rid
of, and only in this way. Their des-
truction would certainly be cheaply
purchased at this price.
The Kickapoo Club met the first of
the week and formally organized by
the election of ID. b. ID. Smeltzer, pres
ident, G.. w. Lawyer, secretary and
treasurer, and A. c. Scott, musical di-
rector. The club is composed as fol-
lows: First tenors, w. II. Evans,
Frank Letter, J. c. Hamm, J. w.
Hamm; second tenors, J. S. LaFary,
d. B. D. Shelter, S. H. Ellis, George
Lawyer; first bass, 4. +. Wright,
Schuyler Brewster, o. o. Adams, T..
F. Scott, second bass, l.. w. Duncan,
w. n. West, w. A. Scott, A. G. Scott.
On last Saturday afternoon one of
our we'll known citizens was seized
with severe attack Of dizziness and
was rendered deliric US for several
hours, much tn the alar m of his family
aud friends. 1t seems that he had
been reading the Alien County Demo-
crat and the effort tc, establish the
connection between John Sherman's
speech and the case OF the New York
woman who was obliged to sue her
employer for her wages, brought on
the attack from which he suffered.
Mr.. Kahle, superintendent of the gas
well machinery, was the victim of an
accident last week, whereby one of the
bones of his left fore arm was broken.
The heavy drill had been lifted to the
top of the we'll and Mr.. kahle was
standing near the spool adjusting some
machinery when his assistant who
was holding the drill let it fall, and a
stick which was attached to the spool
struck his arm. The bone was set and
is healing rapidly.
There are now III students in atten.